Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it should reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time staff who have to journey to a different state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The attire company finest known for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our staff. That means defending reproductive rights," the company stated in an announcement.

Different firms have pledged to offer comparable help to their U.S. workers who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday told workers it will pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it should start in Could to cowl expenses for its staff and their dependents who need to travel to a different state for abortion providers. learn more

One of many leading Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, said it could reimburse journey expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive well being providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the appropriate to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary main U.S. bank to make an identical commitment. learn extra

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Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo; Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Enhancing by Anna Driver, Alexandra Hudson, Kirsten Donovan

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